Past HSC papers (pre 1995) (1 Viewer)

[billym]

Hi guys

Does anyone know where one could obtain past Extension 2 papers from before 1995?

I know that Board of Studies site has papers from 1995 - 2012 but haven't had any luck finding earlier papers online.

 

[HeroicPandas]

Go to the resources section on this site! It has 1984 - 1997 or something (SORTED TOPIC-BY-TOPIC)

OR

Google it

http://4unitmaths.com/4u_1990-1994.pdf

U wont need answers, just work on hard problems in these 4 papers (proving ones or show that A = B)

 

[tywebb]

Here's some more:

http://4unitmaths.com/hsc1981-1989.pdf

http://4unitmaths.com/hsc1975-1980.pdf

http://4unitmaths.com/hsc1967-1974.pdf

 

[braintic]

Of those 4 links, only 2 are particularly useful. The current syllabus began in 1981. Before that there are a handful of useful questions, but generally the content is very different to that of the current syllabus.

 

[tywebb]

current syllabus began in 1981

No. Current syllabus began in 1990. It says on the second page "For implementation for Year 12 in 1990.":

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/maths4u_syl.pdf

Here are the older syllabuses which you may find useful for the older papers:

http://www.angelfire.com/ab7/fourunit/4usyllabus2.pdf

http://www.angelfire.com/ab7/fourunit/4usyllabus1.pdf

http://www.angelfire.com/ab7/fourunit/level1syllabus.pdf

 

[braintic]

No. Current syllabus began in 1990. It says on the second page "For implementation for Year 12 in 1990.":

Perhaps you should have pasted the entire quote.

Syllabus approved by the Board of Senior School Studies in February 1980, with amendments approved by the Board of Secondary Education in October 1989. For implementation for Year 12 in 1990.

Those of us who have taught with both versions of the syllabus know that these 'amendments' were merely clarifications. The previous syllabus document was only 2 or 3 pages long, and this new syllabus document (not new syllabus) explained the content in much more detail. But there were NO changes to the content.

And despite what the second page says, the document didn't make it out to schools until 1991. Many teachers weren't even aware of its existence for another 12 months - there was no big deal made as would be the case with a new syllabus.

 

[tywebb]

4usyllabus2.pdf is 13 pages long and didn't include harder 3unit or graphs. They were added in 1989.

At least we agree that the 1981-1994 papers are useful. But a closer look at the current syllabus would reveal that it uses examples from past papers from the 1970's.

 

[braintic]

4usyllabus2.pdf is 13 pages long and didn't include harder 3unit or graphs. They were added in 1989.

At least we agree that the 1981-1994 papers are useful. But a closer look at the current syllabus would reveal that it uses examples from past papers from the 1970's.

OK, I'll concede on the Graphs, but not the Harder 3 unit. Harder 3 unit has been tested every year since 1981. Even though I don't have access to the old syllabus document, I recall my teacher telling us to expect harder 3 unit questions when I did my HSC in 1982.

BTW are these posting times correct? I'm sure I had left home by 8:42 this morning, considering school starts at 8:50.

 

[tywebb]

I don't have access to the old syllabus document

I just gave you access to it. It's at http://www.angelfire.com/ab7/fourunit/4usyllabus2.pdf

 

[braintic]

I just gave you access to it. It's at http://www.angelfire.com/ab7/fourunit/4usyllabus2.pdf

Well that definitely mentions the harder 3 unit. It seems that the only new material is graphs of powers and roots, and graphs of composite functions. But they were really in the course back then, its just that there were no rules to memorise - you had to do the calculus. So the expanded graphs topic has really simplified the work by providing a set of standard graphs to learn. And of course the style of question has changed.

 

[tywebb]

Yeah. OK. Seems you were right about the harder 3 unit.

I forgot to mention that the 1916 paper is also online at http://4unitmaths.com/1916.pdf

You may also want the older 2 unit and 3 unit papers from 1967-1994. They are at

http://www.angelfire.com/ab7/fourunit/2u1967-1994.zip

and

http://www.angelfire.com/ab7/fourunit/3u1967-1994.zip

 

[braintic]

Thanks. I had the 3 unit papers but not the 2 unit before '85.
It seems that the old 2 unit papers had almost nothing in them. For example, how would you allocate 10 marks to the last question of the '67 paper?

 

[TamzidZ]

Pogchamp

 

[stupid_girl]

4usyllabus2.pdf is 13 pages long and didn't include harder 3unit or graphs. They were added in 1989.

At least we agree that the 1981-1994 papers are useful. But a closer look at the current syllabus would reveal that it uses examples from past papers from the 1970's.

It seems harder 3U and graphs are covered in Part IA and IB respectively.

http://www.angelfire.com/ab7/fourunit/4usyllabus2.pdf